$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  44 of 135

Following a flop of , Sam Panzica checked from the small blind and Timmy Richard checked from the big blind. Anthony Bennett bet 3,000 from middle position, Brad Owen raised to 8,000 from the cutoff, Panzica and Richard folded, and Bennett called.

The turn was the , Bennett checked, Owen shoved for 24,200 and Bennett thought for a bit before he called with a covering stack.

Bennett:
Owen:

Both players were drawing, but Bennett was in the lead as it stood with king-high.

The river was the , no help to Owen and improving Bennett to a king-high flush to eliminate Owen.

Anthony Bennett – 112,000
Brad Owen – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  49 of 135

Following the turn of a board with roughly 26,000 in the pot, Jora Beit was all in from the big blind for 52,000 and got action from Sam Panzica in the hijack.

Beit:
Panzica:

Beit had the better straight and held up through the river to double through Panzica.

Jora Beit – 130,000
Sam Panzica – 44,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  54 of 135

Eric Siegel was all in for about 16,000 with , trailing Eric Laneve (pictured) in middle position who held .

The board ran out , no help to Siegel, securing the pot for Laneve.

Eric Laneve – 114,000
Eric Siegel – Eliminated

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  59 of 135

A player in middle position raised to 2,000, 2018 GPI People’s Choice Award Winner Brad Owen called from the button and two-time WPT champion Sam Panzica called from the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Owen who bet 4,000. Only Panzica called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Panzica bet 11,000 and Owen called.

Panzica tabled for an eight-high straight, Owen showed a defeated for a pair of tens with a missed flush draw, and Panzica collected the pot.

Sam Panzica – 92,000
Brad Owen – 49,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  59 of 135

With about 12,000 in the pot and the board reading , 2020 Lucky Hearts WPTDeepStacks runner-up Jason Block (pictured) was all in from the hijack for 22,100 and his opponent in the big blind tank-called.

Block showed for a pair of kings, well ahead of his opponent’s for a pair of deuces.

The river was the , locking up the double for Block.

Jason Block – 56,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  60 of 135

With about 7,500 in the pot and the board reading , the player in the big blind checked to Raminder Singh who bet 5,200 from the button. After a few moments, Singh’s opponent called.

Singh tabled for a ten-high straight, his opponent mucked and Singh collected pot.

Raminder Singh – 133,000

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  63 of 135

On the river of a board with about 13,000 in the pot, Charlemagne Benjamin (pictured) shoved for 11,800 from the hijack and his opponent on the button called after a few moments.

Benjamin tabled for aces and tens, his opponent mucked and Benjamin scored the double.

Charlemagne Benjamin – 38,500

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  70 of 135

Brad Owen raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Thomas Gari called from the big blind.

The flop was and Gari check-called 1,300 from Owen.

The turn was the and Gari check-called 3,400 from Owen.

The river was the and both players checked.

Gari showed for missed straight draws, while Owen tabled to win the pot.

Brad Owen – 63,000
Thomas Gari – 15,300

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Prize Pool: $251,230
Total Entries: 259
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries Remaining:  77 of 135

Day 1B of the October Anniversary Special drew 135 entries. Along with the 124 from Day 1A, the official field size is 259 entries, generating a prize pool of $251,230.

Day 1B action will conclude once the field has reached 17 players. Players must make Day 2 to cash in the tournament.

Official payouts will be posted at the end of the day.

$1,100 October Anniversary Special
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries: 134

Brad Owen (pictured) raised to 1,200 from the button and the player in the big blind defended.

The flop was and Owen’s opponent check-called 1,000.

The turn was the , the big blind checked, Owen bet 2,200 and his opponent folded.

Owen showed the for a pair of queens as he collected the pot.

Brad Owen – 58,000